Piers Morgan has defended The Jeremy Kyle Show and insisted guests 'aren't forced' into anything

Speaking to Lord Alan Sugar, who stars on The Apprentice, Piers said: "Ultimately the issue, it seems to me, seeing this with two Love Island contestants who took their lives and now this tragedy on The Jeremy Kyle Show, these people are going on television.

"No one is forcing them to. It raises a lot of complex issues on whether they are up for doing it.

"You can check people as much as they like but ultimately if they want to do it, they know the show they’re appearing on and they know what will happen."

Lord Sugar replied: "I agree, but in defence of shows like The Apprentice or Britain's Got Talent and so on, it's an ongoing process.